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Nappies for refugee families

January 13, 2020

Foundation Studies Students from Truro and Penwith College have donated nearly 4,700 nappies to refugee families at the Moira Refugee Camp in Greece.

Life-changing moment for a skilled elite Painting & Decorating student from Cornwall

December 20, 2019

A Painting & Decorating Apprentice from Truro and Penwith College is setting out on the road to Shanghai following his selection to Squad UK for the international WorldSkills Competition.

College programme helps students secure employment

December 20, 2019

A partnership programme between the Personal Professional Development (PPD) Team and the Health, Wellbeing and Sport Team (HWS) at Truro College has successfully been developed to help students secure employment in the leisure industry.

Ho, Ho, Hola Mexico—Languages student Zak heads to Cambridge via Mexico

December 18, 2019

After getting an A* and three A’s in his A Levels at Truro College, gifted linguistics student Zak Minett, from Truro, has spent a term working full-time at the College where he praises the facilities that enabled him to travel to Mexico before heading to Cambridge.

Poignant hidden message featured in original play

December 5, 2019

Eloise and Max, who are both studying the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma at Truro College, recently devised and performed a play with a particularly poignant subtext: Brexit.

Michelmersh Brick Delivery is Well Received

December 4, 2019

Thanks to a very generous donation of high-quality specialist bricks from Michelmersh earlier this term, the students have been producing some top class work.

United Nations trip to Geneva Transforms Students Thinking

December 4, 2019

A level student Erin Neal has just returned from a United Nations study trip and what an experience it was!

Maths student’s perfect score no mean feat

December 4, 2019

A Level student Louise Mitchell managed to beat the odds when she achieved a rare perfect score in an international mathematics competition.

Maths Challenge Success

November 26, 2019

15 first and second year Mathematics and Further Mathematics A Level students from Penwith College entered the Senior Maths Challenge on Friday 7 November and achieved 13 individual awards. The Senior Maths Challenge is a national competition in which students solve problems linked to geometry, abstract thinking and number theory. Overall, the Penwith College students achieved five gold (results in the top 10% nationally), five silver (results in the top 10-30% nationally) and three bronze certificates (results in the top 30-60% nationally).